PMID: 8609300Feb 1, 1996Paper

Lexical familiarity and English-language experience affect Japanese adults' perception of / / and /l/

The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America
J E FlegeV Mann

Abstract

This study assessed the influence of subjective lexical familiarity and English-language experience on Japanese adults' accuracy in identifying singleton word-initial tokens of English [symbol: see text] and /l/. The inexperienced Japanese (IJ) subjects had lived in the U.S. for 2 years, whereas the experienced Japanese (EJ) subjects had lived there for 21 years, on average. The native Japanese subjects correctly identified English [symbol: see text] and /l/ tokens less often than did a group of native English (NE) subjects, but they did not differ from the NE subjects in identifying the control consonants /w/ and /d/. The NE subjects, who were at ceiling, showed no effect of subjective lexical familiarity. However, the EJ and IJ subjects correctly identified [symbol: see text] and /l/ tokens more often in words that were more familiar than their minimal pairs than in words that were less familiar than their minimal pairs. The EJ subjects identified liquids more often than did the IJ subjects, but usually less often than the NE subjects. However, the EJ subjects managed to identify [symbol: see text] tokens at rates comparable to the NE subjects' rates in words that wer matched in subjective familiarity to their minimal pair (e...Continue Reading

Citations

Jun 8, 2007·The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America·Joan M SinnottToshimasa Ishihara
Apr 6, 2006·The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America·John S PruittWinifred Strange
Oct 25, 2011·Journal of Phonetics·Erin M IngvalsonLori L Holt
Jul 18, 2015·Brain and Language·Yue SunSharon Peperkamp
Nov 22, 2014·Frontiers in Psychology·Natalia Kartushina, Ulrich H Frauenfelder
Oct 7, 2016·Frontiers in Psychology·Svetlana V CookKira Gor
Nov 26, 1999·The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America·J E FlegeD Meador
Aug 18, 2001·The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America·I R MacKayC Schirru
Jun 27, 2002·The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America·Naoyuki Takagi
Apr 1, 1997·The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America·S Nittrouer, M E Miller
Dec 30, 2014·Language and Speech·Kazuya Saito, Murray J Munro
Jul 9, 2016·American Journal of Audiology·Lu-Feng Shi, Laura L Koenig
Dec 27, 2011·Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research : JSLHR·Lu-Feng Shi
Jul 9, 2017·Language and Speech·Yen-Chen Hao
Nov 16, 2010·International Journal of Audiology·Lu-Feng Shi, Diana Sánchez
Jan 31, 2021·The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America·Zhen QinWilliam Shi-Yuan Wang

❮ Previous
Next ❯

Related Concepts

Trending Feeds

COVID-19

Coronaviruses encompass a large family of viruses that cause the common cold as well as more serious diseases, such as the ongoing outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19; formally known as 2019-nCoV). Coronaviruses can spread from animals to humans; symptoms include fever, cough, shortness of breath, and breathing difficulties; in more severe cases, infection can lead to death. This feed covers recent research on COVID-19.

Blastomycosis

Blastomycosis fungal infections spread through inhaling Blastomyces dermatitidis spores. Discover the latest research on blastomycosis fungal infections here.

Nuclear Pore Complex in ALS/FTD

Alterations in nucleocytoplasmic transport, controlled by the nuclear pore complex, may be involved in the pathomechanism underlying multiple neurodegenerative diseases including Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Frontotemporal Dementia. Here is the latest research on the nuclear pore complex in ALS and FTD.

Applications of Molecular Barcoding

The concept of molecular barcoding is that each original DNA or RNA molecule is attached to a unique sequence barcode. Sequence reads having different barcodes represent different original molecules, while sequence reads having the same barcode are results of PCR duplication from one original molecule. Discover the latest research on molecular barcoding here.

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

Chronic fatigue syndrome is a disease characterized by unexplained disabling fatigue; the pathology of which is incompletely understood. Discover the latest research on chronic fatigue syndrome here.

Evolution of Pluripotency

Pluripotency refers to the ability of a cell to develop into three primary germ cell layers of the embryo. This feed focuses on the mechanisms that underlie the evolution of pluripotency. Here is the latest research.

Position Effect Variegation

Position Effect Variagation occurs when a gene is inactivated due to its positioning near heterochromatic regions within a chromosome. Discover the latest research on Position Effect Variagation here.

STING Receptor Agonists

Stimulator of IFN genes (STING) are a group of transmembrane proteins that are involved in the induction of type I interferon that is important in the innate immune response. The stimulation of STING has been an active area of research in the treatment of cancer and infectious diseases. Here is the latest research on STING receptor agonists.

Microbicide

Microbicides are products that can be applied to vaginal or rectal mucosal surfaces with the goal of preventing, or at least significantly reducing, the transmission of sexually transmitted infections. Here is the latest research on microbicides.